Number of Registered Firearms in Austria
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Around 380,000 people have firearms. Access was made more difficult after the rampage in Graz.
The number of registered firearms increased significantly last year. From 1,531,963 firearms in the Central Arms Register (ZWR) on 1 September 2025, the number rose to 1,574,520 on 1 September 2026. That is 42,557 more in one year.
Within one year, the number of registered firearms in Austria increased by more than 42,000.
The number of registered firearms increased significantly last year. From 1,531,963 firearms in the Central Arms Register (ZWR) on 1 September 2025, the number rose to 1,574,520 on 1 September 2026. That is 42,557 more in one year. Thus, on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry confirmed a corresponding report of the daily newspaper "Der Standard".
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